That was tucked away on page 3 of the Business Section in the Miami Herald today (had it been bad news it would have been plastered across the front page!). That 10.5% increase is reflective of the Miami real estate market since August 2013.

I have been selling residential real estate in Miami for 20 years: specializing in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, South Miami, Pinecrest, and Palmetto Bay. I know that real estate statistics should be looked at neighborhood by neighborhood; it is neither possible nor fair to ‘blanket’ a percentage across an entire town, especially one as diverse as ours. In some areas the prices have far exceeded a 10.5% increase!

3551 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL | List Price: $65,000,000

Let’s look at the single family home markets from August 2013 through August 2014 in the wonderful communities I spend most of my time in. Although Coral Gables had a small slip in sales price this past August, it has generally seen more than a 30% increase over the year, and the sales prices in Pinecrest have had a similar increase! The sales prices in Coconut Grove look like they have been taking steroids (wait until the most expensive luxury/waterfront home listed in Miami sells).

There have been months with really strong price increases in Palmetto Bay, but over the year the prices averaged about a 10% gain. In South Miami, where I live, love, and have sold over 100 homes it looks like we’ve had significant decreases in sales prices but the truth is South Miami has such disparity in the price ranges of the properties and neighborhoods that the numbers can look very skewed. In the more expensive neighborhoods there is hardly any inventory, but over the next 6-12 months there will be so many newly constructed homes coming on the market and closing in the $2mil+ market that we will see a very strong price increase.

Coral Gables

Coconut Grove

South Miami

Pinecrest

Palmetto Bay

To learn more about real estate in South Miami, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay, contact Val Byrne at [email protected] or at 305-323-6231. Val Byrne – Working For You!